Praying mantis are fun to play with if you come across them. They can be really inquisitive and will happily accept "gifts" if you give them a grasshopper or a fly. They're absolutely brutal when they eat.
The wheel bug! My partner stumbled across it during field work and sent a picture and we eventually identified it. It looks like it has a gear embedded in its back. I just think they're neat.
Another favorite is fireflies.
Honorable mention to beetles generally as folding wings are fascinating.
I’d say isopods… but… they’re crustaceans, not insects, and they got way more than six legs, so not bugs really.
So… bristletails. They like leaf litter or sandy rocky soils. Eating algae, lychens, and general detritus. Some have notably adapted to digesting cellulose, a rare capability in animals (most animals who eat cellulose rich plants have some bacteria that do the digestion for them).
They’re also some of the most basal insects, having diverged from the rest of the group around 400 million years ago. They’re a distinct lineage without anything particularly close to them. A little evolutionary island like tuatara or platypuses.
Aside from what was already mentioned; lacewings, butterflies, carpenter bees, orb weavers, and (checked the rules first) slugs!
There’s a whole lil family of leopard slugs on my front porch when it’s warm out after a rain and I love seeing them do their thing. They make their way up the steps to munch on leftover cat food then chill out on the door and siding until about sunrise to return to the soil.
Personally my favourite is stick bugs, because they’re the best evolutionary example I can think of for the saying, “If it’s a stupid idea, and it works, it’s not a stupid idea”
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bulwark@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 198d
Praying mantis are fun to play with if you come across them. They can be really inquisitive and will happily accept "gifts" if you give them a grasshopper or a fly. They're absolutely brutal when they eat.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 198d
I caught one as a kid. Kept it for about a day and then released it. I fed it a grasshopper and it removed the head. Very cool experience overall.
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev · 9 pts · 198d
The wheel bug! My partner stumbled across it during field work and sent a picture and we eventually identified it. It looks like it has a gear embedded in its back. I just think they're neat.
Another favorite is fireflies.
Honorable mention to beetles generally as folding wings are fascinating.
FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online · 5 pts · 198d
Assassin bug yaaaaaaaas 💚
Little8Lost@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 198d
I thought you meant computer bugs first and thought 2038.
But in case of bug bugs i like moths very much. It was a blast for me whes lemmy had the moth meme phase
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 198d
Moths are adorable too, I've pet one once. (veeery gently ofc)
hellfire103@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 198d
https://lemmy.world/post/59155677
Little8Lost@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 197d
That link is returning an error
hellfire103@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 197d
Try this: https://feddit.org/post/24764692
Little8Lost@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
Works, thats awesome :D
megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 198d
I’d say isopods… but… they’re crustaceans, not insects, and they got way more than six legs, so not bugs really.
So… bristletails. They like leaf litter or sandy rocky soils. Eating algae, lychens, and general detritus. Some have notably adapted to digesting cellulose, a rare capability in animals (most animals who eat cellulose rich plants have some bacteria that do the digestion for them).
They’re also some of the most basal insects, having diverged from the rest of the group around 400 million years ago. They’re a distinct lineage without anything particularly close to them. A little evolutionary island like tuatara or platypuses.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 198d
Well, I consider isopods bugs too.
DemBoSain@midwest.social · 7 pts · 198d
Can I say jumping spiders? Technically not a bug, but also not a tiny adorable kitten or puppy that eats flies.
Broadfern@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 198d
Aside from what was already mentioned; lacewings, butterflies, carpenter bees, orb weavers, and (checked the rules first) slugs!
There’s a whole lil family of leopard slugs on my front porch when it’s warm out after a rain and I love seeing them do their thing. They make their way up the steps to munch on leftover cat food then chill out on the door and siding until about sunrise to return to the soil.
FluorideMind@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 198d
MOTH.
FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online · 4 pts · 198d
Assassin bugs. I love watching them hunt for pest insects.
Valsa@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 197d
Cute bug enjoyers need to know about springtails.
Picture is from this site, which I highly recommend for it's incredible photography:
https://www.chaosofdelight.org/blog/springtail-of-the-month-sminthurides-aquaticus/31/8/2020
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 197d
syntax error
That's right. Old school Extended Colour Basic.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 197d
Is that an insect or arachnid?
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 197d
Both.
My actual favourites would be weevils. There are thousands of different types, all with the same basic shape.
percent@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 197d
Shrimps
eponymous_anonymous@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 197d
Personally my favourite is stick bugs, because they’re the best evolutionary example I can think of for the saying, “If it’s a stupid idea, and it works, it’s not a stupid idea”
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 197d
I love moths I collect photos